RN Clinical Educator Heart & Vascular Care

Cardiac Nurse

Presbyterian is seeking a skilled and compassionate cardiac nurse to join the clinical education department. The RN Clinical Educator Heart & Vascular Care is responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating clinical education and professional development programs for nurses and clinical staff across heart and vascular service lines. This role supports safe, high-quality, evidence-based cardiovascular and vascular care through competency-based education, onboarding support, and continuous learning initiatives. The Clinical Educator collaborates closely with nursing leadership, physicians, and interdisciplinary teams to ensure alignment with organizational goals, regulatory standards, and best practices. This position will serve as educator, consultant, researcher, instructional and evaluation designer, clinical practice expert, and interprofessional collaborator supporting the clinical development needs of staff throughout the PHS enterprise.

How you grow, learn and thrive matters here.

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
• Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
• Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
• Malpractice liability insurance
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
• EPIC electronic charting system

Type of Opportunity: Full time

FTE: 1.00

Job Exempt: Yes

Work Shift: Weekday Schedule Monday-Friday (United States of America)

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and evaluate clinical education programs for Heart & Vascular staff, including Cardiology, Cath Lab, EP, CVICU, and Vascular Services.
• Support onboarding, orientation, and transition-to-practice programs for new hires, internal transfers, and novice specialty nurses.
• Provide ongoing education related to disease processes, procedures, technologies, and evidence-based practice.
• Serve as a clinical subject matter expert for cardiovascular and vascular nursing practice.

• Coordinate and conduct initial and ongoing competency validation and skills assessment.
• Identify learning needs through observation, quality data, staff feedback, and performance metrics.
• Develop remediation plans and targeted education for individuals or teams as needed.

• Collaborate with leadership and quality teams to support patient safety, quality improvement, and regulatory compliance initiatives.
• Support readiness for accreditation and regulatory surveys (e.g., Joint Commission).
• Assist with implementation of new equipment, procedures, workflows, and clinical practice changes.

• Serve as a mentor, coach, and professional resource for nursing and clinical staff.
• Promote professional growth, specialty certification, and lifelong learning.
• Participate in shared governance councils, committees, and service line initiatives as appropriate.

• Evaluate education effectiveness using outcomes data, competency results, and participant feedback.
• Maintain accurate documentation of education, competencies, and training compliance.
• Utilize data to continuously improve education strategies and outcomes.

Qualifications:

• Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license (state or compact, as applicable).
• Associates Degree in Nursing required, Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or MSN preferred.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of recent clinical experience in Heart & Vascular or Cardiovascular nursing preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in staff education, precepting, or clinical mentoring.
• Strong knowledge of cardiovascular and vascular disease processes, procedures, and nursing practice.
• Specialty Certifications: Specialty certification in nursing, informatics, education or equivalent certification preferred. BLS required.
• Experience required: Minimum At least 3 years of clinical care expertise required in clinical specialty

We're all about well-being, starting with yours. Presbyterian employees have access to a fun, engaging and unique wellness program, including free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, wellness challenges and more.

Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses. Compensation Disclaimer The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs.